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The '''Khadgamala''' ({{IAST|Khaḍgamālā}}, {{lang-sa|खड्गमाला}}, "Garland of the Sword") is an [[invocation]]al [[mantra]] that names each of the [[Devi]] [[Hindu goddesses]] according to their place in the [[Sri Yantra]] or in the [[Maha Meru]].<ref name="brooks">{{cite book |title=The Secret of the Three Cities: An Introduction to Hindu Śākta Tantrism |chapter=Glossary |last=Brooks |first=Douglas Renfrew |year=1990 |publisher=[[University of Chicago Press]] |location=[[Chicago]] |isbn=9780226075693 |oclc=21195040 |page=268 }}</ref> This list of divine names is described poetically as a "garland" ({{lang-sa|mālā}}). The sword (Sanskrit: ''khaḍga'') is an [[epithet]] for the Devi's "power to strike down desire, hatred, and delusion".<ref name="brooks" /><br />
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This recitation of mantra is a [[spiritual practice]] of [[Hindu tantra]].<br />
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*[[Kundalini energy]]<br />
*[[List of suktas and stutis]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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[https://www.gurushakti.org.in/572/sadhna/shakti/other-goddess/devi-kahadag-mala-stotram-meaning Khadagmala mantra and explanation]<br />
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[[Category:Spiritual practice]]<br />
[[Category:Tantra]]<br />
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